Ofir Kriaf ( he, אופיר קריאף; born 17 March 1991) is an Israeli

association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

er who plays as a midfielder and as the captain of

Beitar Jerusalem Beitar Jerusalem Football Club ( he, מועדון כדורגל בית"ר ירושלים, Moadon Kaduregel Beitar Yerushalayim), commonly known as Beitar Jerusalem () or simply as Beitar (), is an Israeli football club based in the city of Jeru ...

Early life

Kriaf was born in

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

, to a family of

Tunisian Jewish The history of the Jews in Tunisia extended nearly two thousand years and goes back to the Punic era. The Jewish community in Tunisia is no doubt older and grew up following successive waves of immigration and proselytism before its develo ...

descent.

International career

He scored in Israel's 1–0 win against

England U-21 The England national under-21 football team, also known as England under-21s or England U21(s), is considered to be the feeder team for the England national football team. This team is for England players aged under 21 at the start of the calen ...

on 11 June 2013, at the 2013 UEFA Euros Under-21 that were held in

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

Honours

Club

;Maccabi Haifa *

Israel State Cup The Israel State Cup ( he, גביע המדינה, ''Gvia HaMedina''), is a knockout cup competition in Israeli football, run by the Israel Football Association (IFA). The State Cup was first held in 1928 as the People's Cup. Because it involve ...

(1): 2015–16 ;Beitar Jerusalem *

Israeli Toto Cup The Israel Toto Cup ( he, גביע הטוטו, ''Gvia Ha'Toto'') is an association football tournament that features clubs in the two highest divisions in Israel: the Israeli Premier League (Ligat Ha'Al), and the second division Liga Leumit. From ...

: 2019–20

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* 1991 births Living people Israeli men's footballers Jewish footballers Israel men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders Beitar Jerusalem F.C. players Maccabi Haifa F.C. players Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C. players Israeli Premier League players Israeli people of Tunisian-Jewish descent Israeli people of Kurdish-Jewish descent Footballers from Jerusalem Israel men's under-21 international footballers Israeli Mizrahi Jews {{Israel-footy-bio-stub